peritomy
/pɪˈrɪtəmi/Surgery
noun
1Circumcision. rare.
2 Ophthalmology. Excision of a strip of conjunctiva around the cornea; an instance of this.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Campbell (1719–1796), Church of Scotland minister and college head. From Hellenistic Greek περιτομή circumcision from ancient Greek περι- + τομή. With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin peritome and French péritomie.
- motif
- quadraphonically
- quadraphonics
- quadraphony
- quadraplex
- quadrasonic
- quadrat
- quadrate
- quadrate bone
- quadrate muscle
- quadrathlon
- quadratic
- quadratically
- quadratic equation
- quadratic form
- quadratic programming
- quadratrix
- quadrature
- quadrature amplitude modulation
- quadratus
- quadrel
- quadrell
- quadrella
- quadrennial
- quadrennially